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Old 5th May 2011, 07:18
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Koan
 
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Perhaps at JFK as in EWR razor thin staffing levels leads to the situation where one waits forever for everything as the rampers are busy doing something else, RJ arrivals being low on their list of priorities Hold short of the gate. "Ops we need marshalers". Minutes later some dude with uniform worn gangsta' style, hat cocked sideways, casually sashays or perhaps languidly saunters into view to show to crew and pax there is no hurry at all. Of course the FOM requires two wing walkers. "Ops, yeah we need wing walkers at gate whatever". Wait another five minutes. Maybe they have their required lighted wands, maybe not. Hopefully an A380 doesn't blast by and take your tail off. Get guided in, no jetway driver. Another call to Ops. Twenty minutes or so have passed by the time everyone deplanes...

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